Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘euro’

Yen Top Performer as Aussie, Euro Stabilize; Sterling Tumble Continues

Yen Top Performer as Aussie, Euro Stabilize; Sterling Tumble Continues

The US Dollar has been particularly strong the past two weeks, necessitating a pullback to relieve extreme technical conditions. As two of the hardest hit majors, the Australian Dollar and the Euro, consolidate against the US Dollar, the Japanese Yen has rallied on the back of strong first quarter growth data.

USD Falls as Leading Indicators and Philly Fed Index Unexpectedly Plummeted

USD Falls as Leading Indicators and Philly Fed Index Unexpectedly Plummeted

The results of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s manufacturing survey and the U.S. Leading economic indicators index for April released at 10:00 EST today both missed consensus forecast, pointing to slow growth in the world’s largest economy towards the middle of the year

Forex: US Dollar Index off session highs

Forex: US Dollar Index off session highs

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – The greenback, measured by the US Dollar Index, is retracing early gains after hitting a 4-month high at 81.83 in the European morning. Risk aversion has been

Euro At Risk On Spanish Bank Downgrades, Pound Searches For Support

Euro At Risk On Spanish Bank Downgrades, Pound Searches For Support

Market sentiment weakened further on Thursday amid the ongoing turmoil in the euro-area, and the flight to safety may gather pace going into the end of the week as European policy makers fail to stem the risk for contagion.

Guest Commentary: Gold & Silver Daily Outlook 05.17.2012

Guest Commentary: Gold & Silver Daily Outlook 05.17.2012

Gold and silver tumbled down again during yesterday along with other commodities prices. On today’s agenda: U.S. Jobless Claims Update, Philly and Fed Manufacturing Survey.

European Leadership Needs to Step Up and Respond Immediately

European Leadership Needs to Step Up and Respond Immediately

While a Greek exit alone from the Euro would be a manageable setback, the impact from such an exit would be catastrophic….

Crude Oil, Gold May Recover as Greece Eurozone Exit Fears Digest

Crude Oil, Gold May Recover as Greece Eurozone Exit Fears Digest

Commodity prices have scope to recover amid profit-taking as markets digest the latest batch of negative Greece-linked news flow.

Technical Outlook for Major Currencies – May 17, 2012

Technical Outlook for Major Currencies – May 17, 2012

Euro daily studies are now highly oversold, but unless the market can break and close back above 1.2780, the risks remain for additional declines to the 2012 lows by 1.2625.

Euro Crashes to Four-Month Low Against US Dollar

Euro Crashes to Four-Month Low Against US Dollar

LONDON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –The euro has suffered a serious battering this week, tumbling to a four-month low of $1.2747 against the US dollar on Wednesday, May 16, as investors study the Greek …

Dollar, Yen Vulnerable as Markets Absorb Greece-Linked News Flow

Dollar, Yen Vulnerable as Markets Absorb Greece-Linked News Flow

The safe-haven US Dollar and Japanese declined overnight and may have scope for a deeper pullback as markets digest negative Greece-linked news flow.